GCSEs 2018 (8) Dozens of DCs, 1 DH and Flashcards in the fridge

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They were published in Jan18 but provisional...

DS will be doing well then if he can turn his SATS 4 for maths into and 8 and his English SATS level 3 into a 5 !!

Having said that dyslexia and other learning difficulties do distort the picture as normally later developers (having a dyslexic teen has changed my outlook on 11 plus somewhat !!)

Oratory and if your DS turns a SATS level 4 into a GCSE 8, that will do wonders for your school’s Progress 8 score!

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What a gorgeous day! Lovely walk by the river first thing with dog and a bbq this evening. Much needed after having to work yesterday.

DS1 seems pretty chilled. Latin tomorrow and History - he seems to have been focussed on Latin (Virgil) all day. He seems to know his stuff.

This is the 'tough' week with 8 exams - only 6 left after half term.

Hope everyone else is well rested and prepared for the coming week.

Evening! Going to catch up now but yes @stickerrocks DD did get Shawn Mendes tickets. I asked when it was - April 19 😆

Minimal revision this weekend - got phsycology and physics and engineering lit, maths and history this week. All tomorrow lessons are suitable as directed revision for these subjects e which is good.

Re SATs results Did was a high achiever in English - level 6 and is on for a high GCSE score and conversely was average level 4 at maths and now looking at a target of 7 but achieving 4 to 5 in mocks. We shall see.

On another note I am taking DS (11) to London in summer hols and bed a hotel room for 1 night - can anyone suggest areas to stay in or those to avoid. Not looking at budget hotels but upto £200 - it's for 31st July whichis a Tuesday. Loads on booking.com but getting hotel blind. Help!!

androbbob - Premier Inn - County Hall is a good place to stay ...rooms about £125 for a night...We are seeing a show on 15/6 and booked a room for me and a room for DD and two of her friends.

Good luck to everyone tomorrow ...

DD was level 5 in both SATS (Maths/Eng)and got 7 in both the mocks - will be happy with 7's come August. Just had look at the Yr6 report and her best subject was Music which has not taken any further!

The PI just across the road from County Hall 8s also very good - technically called Waterloo.

I got the SM tickets last Wednesday, but refused to pay £575 for the signed guitar package. Less than 11 months now!

Good luck everyone tomorrow.
DS has two exams back to back. He doesn't leave the room or the table in between. (This is because there was a clash) So it's 3 hours in total.

Hmmm. DS was a SATS 6 in Maths and a STAS 5 in English, but has now been scoring a 9 in English and an 8 in Maths. So it has gone the other way around. Go figure.

Our mantra is currently......’After GCSEs......’

We are going to the cinema, out for dinner, learning to cook, teaching him some domesticated stuff 🤣......

GCSEs have taken over our life 😨😨

Nothing tomorrow. English on Tuesday.

I think the level 6 in English at KS2 was very difficult and few got it, but maths was a little easier. DS3 got level 6 for maths and scraped a level 5 for English back then. He's also good at Midyas, (no essays) hence all his target grades being ridiculously high.

6 exams next week, two Chinese tomorrow. Weather forecast looks stonking.

Good luck for next week. It's a tough one here, with a real mix of subjects. We are 1/4 of the way through and have half term to cram relax a bit.

Yes you're right! We have been postponing so much stuff. However the half-term offers the possibility of a lunch with his mates and the Avengers movie with us, so that's two things which will not wait.

Sorry that was for calzone

DS2 has exams every day this week, but thankfully only one or two each day; easier than last week.

Brainmelt......ds is going to see Star Wars on Friday and has even said he will come out to Windsor with us on BH Monday.

Be nice if he did. I miss my ds. 😨😨😨

What exams are on today? DS has a free day ... apart from having to go to school.

CIE History igcse sources paper here

6 exams this week for DS so he spent a lot of time on the golf course the weekend in preparation.....

OCR Latin, Verse Literature B today. English Lit x 2, Latin Culture, Maths, Physics and Geography the rest of the week.

Good luck all those with exams today - doesn't start until tomorrw for DS, although he has a day at school.

I hope all DC are rested after the weekend - HT can't come quick enough but I can see motivation in that week is going to plummet!!

German today, but only one exam per day this week!

Good luck all with exams today! Your all s! Dgd having day off school ( with a migraine) and then its 6 exams from Tuesday to Friday and then I get a weeks holiday as dd taking week off work and I can get a few lay-ins! Be back later folks! Have a good day.

Good luck to the exam-takers today!
Normal school day here, then 5 exams this week.